Author: Meg Stevens

Meg Stevens is a junior Animal Science major and Wildlife Biology/English double minor at the University of Vermont (UVM). Her interest in working with animals has led to volunteering and organizing fundraisers for local animal shelters, and creation of pet health awareness campaigns. Currently, Meg is the marketing intern for LivingWell, a department at UVM devoted to mental health outreach. She manages their social media pages, creates website content, and designs promotional materials for LivingWell and affiliate events and programs. Meg is also an intern for Julie M. Smith, DVM, Ph.D., in the UVM Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, writing blog posts and online content related to agricultural biosecurity. Meg is interested in pursuing a career related to animal health or conservation, and finding a way to combine her marketing and communications skills with her passion for animals and wildlife.

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About ADBCAP

The Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project (ADBCAP) is a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary collaborative supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The project focuses on human behavioral approaches to reducing the impact of livestock pests and/or diseases.

ADBCAP Funding

This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), under award number 2015-69004-23273. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA or NIFA.